absolve
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–verb (used with object)
1. to free from guilt or blame or their consequences: The court absolved her of guilt in his death.
2. to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usually fol. by from): to be absolved [from] one's oath.
3. to grant pardon for.
4. Ecclesiastical.
a. to grant or pronounce remission of sins to.
b. to remit (a sin) by absolution.
c. to declare (censure, as excommunication) removed.
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absolve (v.)
regularly combines with the prepositions of and from, and less often with
Following their confessions, the priest absolved the sinners of their sins.
The bank officers absolved him from having to make further restitution.
He was absolved for his misdemeanor once the judge heard his explanation
restitution
–noun
1. reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.
It gradually [dawns] on us that these young warriors aren’t going to have their war. Tanks and fighter planes are handling the Iraqi Army, and Tony’s unit turns out to be useless.
Stymied, the men fall into a state of adolescent egocentricity: We’re just jarheads, a tough, crazy bunch of guys, and nobody gives a damn about us, especially the women back home who are supposed to remain loyal but who betray us, and so on.
Swofford’s book gives way to self-glorification and maudlin sorrow, too, but you can enjoy the grit and flourish of his prose. In the movie, the men’s manic disillusion becomes so violent and surreally unpleasant that we are put in the position of longing for them to saddle up and kill someone just so the picture can go somewhere.
Only the test of combat can absolve all the screwing around and self-pity of its inherent infantilism.
placate
by concessions or conciliatory gestures
to placate an [outraged] citizenry.
As if the filmmakers felt the need to [placate] modern viewers who might wonder why they should emotionally indulge Nazi authority figures
vindicate
exonerate
execrate
extenuate
to represent a fault as less serious
to extenuate a [crime].
Do not extenuate the [difficulties] we are in.
remittance
His remittance [reached] us on Thursday.
remission
the act of remitting, pardon as of sins or offenses
The patient's [leukemia] was [in] remission.
Life was a disease, and smoking held it temporarily in [remission].
Debilitate
rebate
Rebate offer subject to change.
He rebated [five] dollars to me.
The manufacturer is rebating this [air conditioner].
gratuity
a gift for service, a tip.
ingratiate
gratuitous
without charge or reason
It was a gratuitous [insult], quite undeserved.
Yes, it is explicit, and no, it is [not] gratuitous.
Graphic but never [gratuitous] in its violence, "Eastern Promises" opens on a rainy December eve with
The director's refusal to become sexually [gratuitous] or [explicit] is exactly the point,
requite
1. make [repayment] or [return] for. [remunerate] [reimburse]
2. make [retaliation], avenge
That sibling break is exacer[b]ated by Accio's [un]requited [lust] for one of Manrico's disposable [girlfriends].
retaliate
to return like for like, esp. evil for evil
a prolonged [retaliatory] assault in which Maya transforms her pain into sadistic pleasure and sinks to Jared's level.
This last point is illustrated in Maya’s [retaliation] against Jared.
Convulsion
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